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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children significantly affects more Black and Latino children

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) significantly affected more Black and Latino children than white children, with Black children at the highest risk, according to a new observational study of 124 pediatric patients treated at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

25 Jun 2021

Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School sheds new light on boys' weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools. The results indicate that weapon-carrying is not tied to students' race or ethnicity but rather their schools' social climates.

25 Jun 2021

Parents of children with medical complexity more likely to have poor or fair mental health

Parents of children with the most complex medical conditions are more likely to report poor or fair mental health and struggle to find community help, according to a study completed by researchers at University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Golisano Children's Hospital.

24 Jun 2021

Long COVID has low prevalence in school-age children, UK study suggests

A new study, released as a preprint on the medRxiv* server, offers some insights into what may be expected in this field, how common it is, how it presents, and how it compares with chronic sequelae of other respiratory viruses.

24 Jun 2021

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them?

Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.

23 Jun 2021

Modulating the rap1 mechanism can help control blood sugar levels

Managing type 2 diabetes typically involves losing weight, exercise and medication, but new research by Dr. Makoto Fukuda and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions suggests that there may be other ways to control the condition through the brain.

23 Jun 2021

Study provides treatment guidance for children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

An analysis conducted by a group of investigators including Tamara Bradford, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that children and adolescents with Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) initially treated with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) plus glucocorticoids had a lower risk of new or persistent cardiovascular dysfunction than IVIG alone.

22 Jun 2021

Albumin supplementation improves human fertility, fights infection

A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals albumin (Alb), among the most abundant proteins in the body, activates a proton channel (hHv1), also widespread in the body, giving sperm the ability to penetrate and fertilize an egg, and allowing white blood cells to secrete large amounts of inflammatory mediators to fight infection.

22 Jun 2021

EEG study identifies neural signal that may explain the variation of autism spectrum disorder

An electroencephalogram (EEG) study of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identified a neural signal that may help explain the variation of how those with ASD perceive or understand the mental states of others (called "Theory of Mind").

21 Jun 2021

Protein found in mice’s immune system could protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis

The intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis is a leading cause of death among premature infants born in the U.S. and across the globe.

18 Jun 2021

High junk food consumption in childhood increases risk of unhealthy body fat by early adulthood

A new paper published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics reports consistent and significant associations between the increased consumption of such ‘ultraprocessed foods’ by children in the UK, and a higher risk of obesity, increased body fat percentage, and overall body mass, by the time they reach young adulthood.

17 Jun 2021

Not all experts are ready to vaccinate kids against Covid

Lucien Wiggins, 12, arrived at Tufts Children's Hospital by ambulance June 7 with chest pains, dizziness and high levels of a protein in his blood that indicated inflammation of his heart. The symptoms had begun a day earlier, the morning after his second vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA shot.

17 Jun 2021

Different comorbid conditions in COVID-19 patients can impact outcomes of positive PCR test results

New study results indicate that different comorbid conditions affecting individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 may impact how long they continue to receive positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results.

17 Jun 2021

Two vaccines elicit durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in pre-clinical study

A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine and a protein-based vaccine candidate elicited durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in pre-clinical research. There were no adverse effects.

16 Jun 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine DSMB can serve as model for future situations

Clinical evaluation of three COVID-19 vaccine candidates in 2020-21 during a worldwide pandemic that killed or sickened millions was unprecedented in terms of urgency and scope.

16 Jun 2021

Endocrine Society praises AMA's resolution to oppose the criminalization of gender-affirming care

The Endocrine Society--a professional organization of more than 18,000 health care providers and scientists worldwide--praised the American Medical Association's House of Delegates for passing a resolution opposing efforts to criminalize medical care for transgender youth.

15 Jun 2021

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children significantly affects more Black and Latino children

Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

Parents of children with medical complexity more likely to have poor or fair mental health

Long COVID has low prevalence in school-age children, UK study suggests

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them?

Modulating the rap1 mechanism can help control blood sugar levels

Study provides treatment guidance for children and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome

Albumin supplementation improves human fertility, fights infection

EEG study identifies neural signal that may explain the variation of autism spectrum disorder

Protein found in mice’s immune system could protect babies from necrotizing enterocolitis

High junk food consumption in childhood increases risk of unhealthy body fat by early adulthood

Not all experts are ready to vaccinate kids against Covid

Different comorbid conditions in COVID-19 patients can impact outcomes of positive PCR test results

Two vaccines elicit durable neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in pre-clinical study

COVID-19 Vaccine DSMB can serve as model for future situations

Endocrine Society praises AMA's resolution to oppose the criminalization of gender-affirming care

Adolescents feel helpless when exposed to online and media-based vicarious racism

UMSOM researchers develop two accurate, rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19

Examining how the consumption of ultra-processed foods increases adiposity in children

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